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* Contents derived from the 2019 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Merger - a Sports Film as a Vehicle for Social Change,
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'Why do we tell stories, and how are they crafted? In a new series, we unpick the work of the writer on both page and screen.'
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For Aboriginal Artists, Personal Stories Matter,
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'In the recent Julian Schnabel film about Vincent van Gogh, At Eternity’s Gate, Vincent asserts, “I am my painting”. The lives of certain artists are often viewed popularly through the prism of biography.
'But in the contemporary art world, this perspective is not celebrated. Many art historians argue that the life of the artist should be viewed independently of the art. Indeed in Australia, suggests art historian Dr Sue Best, “This reductive [biographical] approach sheds almost no light on the art, except in some very unusual circumstances”.' (Introduction)
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